How have the supermarkets dropped prices so low so quickly

[andypaul]

Now i know supply and demand, Farmers in the UK and elsewhere have cranked up production etc.

But I noticed strolling round Tescos that the food bill was down 9 quid

Very good when its from 40 quid to 31 quid thats a free extra weeks shopping monsy freed up Pays for the phill shop bits and bobs almost

Prices look ridicously low (not that im complaining) I keep a random collection of typical weeks shops over the last year to keep an eye on what we are spending and where the changes are happening.

Nearly all the prices seemed to have dropped or be on special offer.

How is that couldn't be that the suppermarkets were making hay while they could is it? If they have just cut costs which is noticeable with some veg (ie not washed it and chopped off the leaves on the brocolli) how can it drop by two thirds almost?
Who is going to pay the workers in the shops and the farms or will they eventually have to creep up prices?
Have the missus and I just been lucky or have others noticed this huge drop?

[joebloggs]

we really only go to morrisons for food, and asda/tesco for non food stuff, mostly because they are cheaper than the others, also because of the bogof's they have are what people buy weekly.

tesco's are a bit of a joke, they put labels on the shelves saying how much it is in asda and morrisons, and its usually the same price and what they don't mention is that its a bogof or 2 for a bit more of the price of one in morrisons.

up north best for food is easily morrisons , asda/tesco same for non food stuff.

bought another xvid dvd player from tesco for £17.97

also we buy morrisons own brand of non food stuffs. like bog paper, pardon my french , 12 rolls for £1.11, we stopped buying the more famous brands along time ago, also same with kitchen towels and washing powder, etc we must save £30 a month, pays for my INET

cannot believe I'm going on about shopping.. need to get out more

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[joebloggs]

Very good when its from 40 quid to 31 quid thats a free extra weeks shopping monsy freed up Pays for the phill shop bits and bobs almost

just noticed

are you feeding the wife on what bread and water

our food bill is like £120+ a week. and that's after saving about £20 a wk with bogofs etc..

but there are 4 of us and a dog

[kimmi]

we really only go to morrisons for food, and asda/tesco for non food stuff, mostly because they are cheaper than the others, also because of the bogof's they have are what people buy weekly.

tesco's are a bit of a joke, they put labels on the shelves saying how much it is in asda and morrisons, and its usually the same price and what they don't mention is that its a bogof or 2 for a bit more of the price of one in morrisons.

up north best for food is easily morrisons , asda/tesco same for non food stuff.

bought another xvid dvd player from tesco for £17.97

also we buy morrisons own brand of non food stuffs. like bog paper, pardon my french , 12 rolls for £1.11, we stopped buying the more famous brands along time ago, also same with kitchen towels and washing powder, etc we must save £30 a month, pays for my INET

cannot believe I'm going on about shopping.. need to get out more

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we also like buying food stuffs in Morrison and of course putting up petrol so we can earn miles points..
and they got lots of choices compared to Tesco and Asda..

[andypaul]

just noticed

are you feeding the wife on what bread and water

our food bill is like £120+ a week. and that's after saving about £20 a wk with bogofs etc..

but there are 4 of us and a dog

We eat out have the odd take away and both work full time so no lunch time food.

We also spend 10 quid a week in the phill shop and a fiver in the fruit and veg shop.

120 pounds we would have to shop at harrods for two of us.

[andypaul]

Most of the Morrisons in London are in areas where A bullet proof Vest might be a worthwhile investment.

I know People up norf swear by them had mates when down here who suffer withdrawal symptoms

[aromulus]

I dunno.....

I been going to Tesco for years, and visit the others from time to time for different things.
Get the veg from Lidl and odd bits and bobs, other stuff from Aldi's, morrisons and so on...
The last thing I ever bought from Sainsbury, was a microwawe oven only because it was the one I wanted... And that was well over 2 years ago....

Today for instance.....
I paid 7 quid for all sorts of fish that was being reduced... An absolute trolley full....
Small example and most expensive single item..... £1.77 for a whole lobster....
So I managed to full my freezer or there abouts, for next to nothing....
The supermarket profits are huge, their mark-ups allows them to reduce the stuff to pences and they still dont't lose anything.

One of my clients is a dairy farmer and sell directly to to one of "them".... He gets about 18 pence for a pint of milk....
It is a hell of a lot of pints he has to flog, before he can afford a case of my wine....

Super markets can drop prices at the drop of a hat, depending on market conditions without loosing out.... Because their mark ups take into account price shifts and trends.

A special offer bottle of wine say, offered at 4 quid or 2 for 7 quid will not have cost them more than a pound to purchase....
And that is where the quality of the actual product slips...

The problem is not what can afford to spend on something...
But rather what the supermarket can get away with charging....

At the end of the day, apart from getting dark, you get what you pay for.....

Ciao, you had me bogof's worth.....

[andypaul]

I was thinking that becuase when prices were sky high the reducded section was choc a block and now its gone all the shelves stock looks no different.

Time to buy shares in the supermarkets I think soon Tescos will buy the UK once it goes broke.

[walesrob]

The credit crunch means people will be cutting down on shopping, and this is reflected in the surge in sales of cheap own-brand stuff at the big supermarkets. Morrisons, for example are really pushing their own branded stuff a lot.

I work for ahem, Iceland, and we've seen sales up by an incredible 30% on last year, frozen food seems to be a good way of saving money on your shopping.

[joebloggs]

with all the money and the good job you've got Andy, you could live like a king up north, or a queenie

[andypaul]

with all the money and the good job you've got Andy, you could live like a king up north, or a queenie

Both me and the missus are stingy We would be even tighter up norf.

When i worked in a supermarket as a youth the customers came from a very mixed area. We had saudi princes and tv stars all the way down to two huge councill estates.

The nearly rich customers always looked for value for money, while a great deal of the lowest income families seemed to have no eye for a bargain or value for money.

Save your pennies...

[joebloggs]

andy, ive set up the xda2 with the hotel, Victoria station and exam place as fav's in tomtom, also set it up so it works out the routes for walking , she cannot get lost now


with the strike, it says it will take 59hours walking from here to the hotel, well I'll send her out a week today, she should get there for Thursday the 23rd technology don't you just love it

[andypaul]

The credit crunch means people will be cutting down on shopping, and this is reflected in the surge in sales of cheap own-brand stuff at the big supermarkets. Morrisons, for example are really pushing their own branded stuff a lot.

I work for ahem, Iceland, and we've seen sales up by an incredible 30% on last year, frozen food seems to be a good way of saving money on your shopping.

Nothing Wrong with iceland Sir.

I feel the supermarkets feel that during this new down period they can pick off several of the brands.

All the supermarkets had their posh, ok and ecomony brands for the last few years and in many smaller shops the brands were squeezed out for the supermarket versions with i guess more mark up for them.

David icke should be worrying if the Supermarkets are run by the space allien reptiles rather than the royals

[Scouse]

You have to be careful with the supermarkets and their 'special offers' I have noticed that they will seel beer for £10.00 a case, then put it up to £22.00 and a few weeks later reduce it to £11.00 on a 'half price' offer.

For meat we tend to go to the local butchers where we can see what we are buying (no prepackaged stuff) and get the fruit and veg from the local market or grocer. It works out a lot cheaper than the supermarkets.

[andypaul]

You have to be careful with the supermarkets and their 'special offers' I have noticed that they will seel beer for £10.00 a case, then put it up to £22.00 and a few weeks later reduce it to £11.00 on a 'half price' offer.

For meat we tend to go to the local butchers where we can see what we are buying (no prepackaged stuff) and get the fruit and veg from the local market or grocer. It works out a lot cheaper than the supermarkets.

I have seen the same.Sometimes particulalry in central london some of the metro stores im sure have the higher prices

Local butchers and fruit and vegs can give great value.

Also worth checking them all out as some will sell certain fruits or veg the Phill connection likes

Several Fruit and veg stores near us have fresh products from many tropical areas due to the large percentage of customers from various countries.

One shop owner in particular due to the fact hes in the shop all day knows exactly what his customers need and so can take risks and buy large stocks of fresh mangos for example which will sell out in days if not on the first day.
He knows for example the various communties can spread news far faster than advertising in the paper or store window.

In fact some orders i think he must sell out of before he has them in stock.

[Gavanddal]

I had noticed our food shopping bill had gone up by £30 so reluctantly I have been buying more own brand and value stuff. Also looking for special offers and BOGOFs.

I think the bills have gone down a bit but I miss my quilted bog roll.

[aromulus]

I think the bills have gone down a bit but I miss my quilted bog roll.

Homebase and B & Q do a terrific line in sandpapers.....

[joebloggs]

or do what scouser Keith does, recycle it, wash it and putting it on the line to dry